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19:48, 9 February 2015
"Caucasian Knot" is among TOP-30 most cited Russia's Internet resources
In 2014, the citation index of the "Caucasian Knot" more than doubled, which put the edition into the TOP-30 of most cited Russian Internet resources. According to its own data, the citation rate of the "Caucasian Knot" in 2014 was much higher.
19:22, 9 February 2015
Ingush woman to stand trial on charges of contacts with militants
The investigating authorities of Ingushetia have delivered to the court a criminal case of a 19-year-old local girl, accused of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs) and storage of firearms.
18:24, 9 February 2015
Court in Grozny obliges MIA to clarify claims to Murad Amriev and rights defenders
The court in Grozny, which is considering the lawsuit lodged by the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) against the Committee against Torture (CaT) and an athlete Murad Amriev, has obliged the MIA to clarify the claims; and the court also requested materials of the check of the complaint about torturing the athlete, said Galina Arapova, the head of the Centre for Defence of Media Rights.
Activists of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have held a training session in Tbilisi for local residents. February 8, 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:49, 9 February 2015
NGOs hold training on issue of regional conflicts for Tbilisi residents
Activists of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have held a training session in Tbilisi for local residents, during which they told about the origins of the conflict of Georgia with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and about the methods of settling such conflicts in the world.
Gldani Prison. Georgia. Photo: Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA
04:59, 9 February 2015
South-Ossetian authorities express concern about hunger strike of its citizens in Georgian prison
The office of the presidential envoy of South Ossetia for the issues of the post-conflict settlement has turned to the observation mission of the European Union in Georgia asking the observers to clarify the health status of its three citizens, who are holding hunger strike together with prisoners of Gldani Prison.
Seeing-off the recruits, December 2014, Ingushetia. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/photo/archives/021855.shtml
02:15, 9 February 2015
On February 2-8, armed conflict in Northern Caucasus fixed no victims
During the week from February 2 to February 8, 2015, no victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were registered. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
March in support of Gyumri residents. Inscription on a poster: "We are masters of our own country". Yerevan, January 26, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:06, 8 February 2015
Oppositionists state need for reform and change of power in Armenia
The need to change power in Armenia, including through early elections, was stated by the participants of the conference convened by Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" Party.
Policemen near the residence of the president of Armenia during protests against the Law "On Turnover Tax", January 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:22, 8 February 2015
Artak Khachatryan's brother associates attack on Artak with his social-political activities
Artyom Khachatryan, Artak's brother, believes that Artak was beaten up because of his social and political activities, in particular, of his active participation in protests against the amendments to the Law "On Turnover Tax", said Artyom.
The car with the supporters of the "Pre-Parliament", who took part in the motor rally, was stopped by the persons in citizens' clothes. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:28, 8 February 2015
GPO qualifies beating of "Pre-Parliament" supporters in NKR as hooliganism
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has opened a criminal investigation into the beating of supporters of the "Pre-Parliament" in the Kashatag District of the NKR, having qualified the crime as hooliganism.
23:47, 7 February 2015
NKR's MoD blames Azerbaijan for more than 1200 shootings per week
On February 1-7, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone for more than 1200 times, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
18:13, 7 February 2015
Kidnappers of Armenian activist Artak Khachatryan release him beaten
Today, Artak Khachatryan, an activist of the initiative group "Termination", was kidnapped by unknown armed masked men, said Elinar Vardanyan, a member of the parliamentary faction of the "Prosperous Armenia" Party.
Sporting Glory Museum in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:52, 7 February 2015
Sochi residents mark first anniversary of 2014 Olympics
Today, the first anniversary of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi is marked by residents and guests of the city; the main events take place in the mountain and coastal clusters. On the occasion of the anniversary, the Sochi Airport plans to service 170 flights, including 20 charter ones.
Married couple Gulmira and Jambulat. Photo from dating site for muslims, http://nikah.dumsk.com/index.php/nashi-schastlivye-pary/1991-gulmira-i-dzhambulat
05:18, 7 February 2015
SAM of Stavropol Territory offers to launch website for Muslim singles
The Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Stavropol Territory plans to launch a new website, where single Muslims could meet each other. Dating through social networks is not contradictory to the norms of Islam, said the Council of Muftis of Russia.
04:29, 7 February 2015
Album of Canadian photographer presented in NKR towards 100th anniversary of Armenian genocide
On February 6, the State Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Shusha held a presentation of the album by the Canadian photographer Grair Baze Khacheryan. The event was a part of the campaign dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1923.
04:01, 7 February 2015
Armenia's IC starts checking possible Permyakov's relations with Avetisyan family
The Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia is now examining an assumption about some relationships of Valery Permyakov, accused of massacring the Avetisyan family in Gyumri and members of this family.
Anzor Shkhanukov. Screenshot from the video posted by ibn hamid, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quaCx-iBNIQ
02:42, 7 February 2015
Imam beaten up in Nalchik to resume work on February 9
Anzor Shkhanukov, the Imam of the "Mansour" Mosque, who was attacked in Nalchik by unidentified persons, will return to work on February 9, said the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). Now, the churchman is on sick leave after discharge from the hospital.
Magomed Khazbiev. Photo: Yuri Timofeev (RFE/RL)
01:43, 7 February 2015
Opposition activist Khazbiev released from IVS in Grozny
On February 6, the police in Grozny released Magomed Khazbiev, the head of the Ingush branch of the Party of People's Freedom, from the temporary detention facility (known as IVS), said his advocate Khedy Ibrieva.
01:05, 7 February 2015
Co-Chairs of OSCE MG urge leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to resume dialogue
The tension on the contact line of the parties to the Karabakh conflict stresses the need to resume the dialogue of Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan as soon as possible, the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe stated in their joint statement.
18:02, 6 February 2015
Resettlers attack police station in Tartar District of Azerbaijan
About 100 resettlers from the Agdam District, living now in the Tartar District of Azerbaijan, have attacked the local police station after they learnt about the death of the detainee Sabukha Dunyamaliev. There are victims of the attack.
16:33, 6 February 2015
KBR resident convicted of aiding militants
Today, the Lesken District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced a local resident Ratmir Gazhev to 2 years and 4 months in prison on charges of aiding militants and illegal arms trafficking.
News
A drone alert has been declared in the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts.

Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

A soldier was convicted in Kabardino-Balkaria for abandoning his unit.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.